Greatings From Texas I am asking help today from fourm members on the Siblings of Niclaus wild He was born in Haslen,Canton Glarus in 1510 and he married Anna Zwingli She was Born in Wilhaus St,gallen 1520. their Children are Johannes Wild Female. B.1540 Heinrich Wild Male.B 1542 Niclaus Wild Male. B1544 Peter Wild Male B.1547 Elsy Wild Female B.1549 Bartholome Wild Male B. 1550 Anneli Wild Female B. 1553 Jakob Wild (My Line) Male B. 1555 David Wild Male B. 1557. The only info that I have on Niclaus ( Claus or Klaus) is that he was the Son of Alt Johann Wild also known as old Johann of Toggenburg, I have been told that this name might have stood for Alt St Johann the town this was quite a common practice of addressing some one to distinguis him from other in everyday conversation. This is were I need help of fellow members on either Alt Johann Wild and of who his wife might have been or the other Siblings of Niclaus Wild in hopes of finding out more info on the Wild family and were they were first recorded. Also a Footnote Dose anyone know how the Wild family got its Sername ? I have been told that Four or Five Familys left the Villages and went up to live in the Alps and Dropped their Sernames and took up the name of Wild and live up their for about 30 years or so.and when they came back and joined the human race again they used the name Wild,also that is what the Villagers refered to them as. any info or feedback would greatly be appriacted thankyou as always Glen Wild